Faculty Presentations collects presentations given by Washington College of Law faculty and staff. These presentations may include speeches given at conferences, podcasts of summits, debates, panel discussions, workshops, and so on.
Submissions from 2020
Experts in Transition and Human Rights: "The Objective of The Transition is to Recover a Country Where We All Fit", Claudio Grossman
Pandemics and International Law, Claudio Grossman
Recipient of Goler T. Butcher Medal for Outstanding Contributions to the Development or Effective Realization of International Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
Recipient of Louis B. Sohn Award, 2020 UNA-NCA Human Rights Awards Ceremony, Claudio Grossman
WCL Faculty Speaks: States of Emergency in International Law and the Current Pandemic, Claudio Grossman, Fernanda Giorgia Nicola Dr., and Robert K. Goldman
International Law Expert Discusses Historic Bolivian-Chilean Maritime Case, Claudio Grossman and Catharine Skipp
WCL Faculty Speaks: Virtual Currency, Heather Hughes and Hilary J. Allen
“Defund the Police? Mapping a Reform Agenda,” presented by the Program on Law and Government, Cynthia E. Jones and Brenda Smith
Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories: From Roe v. Wade to Young v. UPS, Maya Manian
Faith and the Call to Address Social, Gender, Racial and Economic Inequality, Brenda V. Smith
Defund the Police? Mapping a Reform Agenda, Brenda V. Smith, Roy Austin, Cynthia E. Jones, and Fernando Laguarda
Women & LGBTQ+ Populations in Confinement, Brenda V. Smith, Dr. LaShonda Brenson, Michelle Bonner, Jamie Rodriguez, and Whit Washington
WCL Faculty Speaks: COVID-19 and Public Health Law, Lindsay F. Wiley
Submissions from 2019
Combatting Sexual & Gender-Based Violence in Syria: How Can We Play a Role?, Padideh Ala'i
International Dispute Resolution Involving States: Key Decision in 2018, Padideh Ala'i
Symposium on “Artificial Intelligence and the Law”, Padideh Ala'i
Symposium on "International Trade in the Trump Era", Padideh Ala'i
Current Status of Regulatory Sandboxes and Regulations for New Technology Growth in the United States, Hilary Allen
Designing Regulatory Sandboxes, Hilary Allen
Driverless Finance, Hilary Allen
Regulatory Sandboxes, Hilary Allen
Regulatory Sandboxes_March 8, 2019, Hilary Allen
The Borders of Sandboxes, Hilary Allen
The Financial Stability Implications of Cryptoassets, Hilary Allen
Voluntary Disruptions: Author Meets Reader Session, Hilary Allen
A Court Like Any Other?: Evidence from the Federal Circuit’s Non-Patent Docket, Jonas Anderson
PatCon 9: The Annual Patent Conference (Kansas Law), Jonas Anderson
The Realpolitik of IP, Jonas Anderson
The Value of "Worthless" Patents, Jonas Anderson
The Value of “Worthless” Surgical Method Patents, Jonas Anderson
Coaching Diversity in Professional Sports, N. Jeremi Duru
Panelist, “When They See Us: The System", N. Jeremi Duru
Player Representation: Agents and Attorneys, N. Jeremi Duru
Sports Technology, Analytics, Fantasy, Mobile, eSports & Virtual Reality: What’s next in an Explosive Landscape, N. Jeremi Duru
When They See Us - Conversation Three: The System, N. Jeremi Duru
The Emerging Nexus Between Sport, Race, and Social Justice Activism, N. Jeremi Duru, Roger Fairfax, and Cara Drinan
The Inescapable Intersection of Race, Law, and Sports: Perspectives from the Field, N. Jeremi Duru, Michele Roberts, Woodie Dixon, and Jeff Whitney
The Emerging Nexus Between Sport, Race, and Social Justice Activism, Roger Fairfax
Criminal Justice Reform in the 21st Century: The Path Forward, Brenda V. Smith
Mock Law Class: Civil Rights Law, Brenda V. Smith
PREA: Why it Matters, Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going, Brenda V. Smith
Promise and Peril: PREA's Efforts to Regulate an End to Prison Rape_April 3, 2019, Brenda V. Smith
Sexual Victimization of Women in Custody, Brenda V. Smith
Strategies to Combat U.S. Solitary Confinement: Litigation, Legislation, and Regulation, Brenda V. Smith
Opening Plenary Keynote Luncheon, Brenda V. Smith; Sylvia Mathews Burwell; Khizr Khan, Esq.; Louis Caldera; Jerry Kang; Camille Nelson; and Susan Carle
Panel 9F: Balancing Scholarship, Teaching and Service to Succeed on the Tenure Track – A Workshop for Pretenure Colleagues and Faculty Aspirants, Brenda V. Smith, José Gabilondo, Danielle Holley-Walker Howard University, Kristin N. Johnson, and Rose Cuison Villazor Rutgers University
Welcoming remarks: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s presentation, “Challenges to the Protection of Human Rights in the 21st Century and the Role of the United Nations”, Brenda V. Smith and Claudio Grossman
Welcoming Remarks - Conversation with Former Judge of the International Court of Justice: Professor Thomas Buergenthal, Brenda V. Smith, Claudio Grossman, and Padideh Ala’i
Panel 1: Prison Reform in the United States and Abroad, Brenda V. Smith, William Hellerstein, Deborah LaBelle, and Juan E. Mendez
Start Where You Are. Use What You Have. Do What You Can, Brenda V. Smith, Katie Kronick, Jayesh Rathod, Nancy Abramowitz, and Zuberi Williams
WIPs/TIPs SESSION 1 (C1) Colloquium C1A: WIP Grouping - Property & Development: Commenting on Omari Simmons (Wake Forest)'s "Urban Removal: Reshaping Urban Landscapes Through a Responsive Communitarian Lens", Brenda V. Smith and Omari Simmons
Submissions from 2018
Conference on Empowering Citizenship: “Empowering Citizenship in Our Shared Digital Future”, Padideh Ala'i
The 20th Annual Grotius Lecture - "International Adjudication: Peaks, Valleys, and Rolling Hills”, Padideh Ala'i
“Transparency and its Limits”, Transparency and Society – Between Promise and Peril, Padideh Ala'i
US Trade Policy Panel on “WTO Participation and Potential Violation”, Padideh Ala'i
Algorithms and Financial Institution Culture, Hilary Allen
A US Regulatory Sandbox?_May 26, 2018, Hilary Allen
Corporate Innovation and Regulation, Hilary Allen
Discussion Group: A New Era for Business Regulation, Hilary Allen
Financial Crisis and Regulatory Frameworks, Hilary Allen
Fintech and Financial Stability, Hilary Allen
Principles of Financial Regulation, Hilary Allen
Seminar on Law and Theory Relating to the 2008 Financial Crisis, Hilary Allen
The Current State of Play in Financial Services Regulation, Hilary Allen
The SEC as Financial Stability Regulator_January 5, 2018, Hilary Allen
User Innovation and Patent Law, Jonas Anderson
Competition Policy, Market Power, and Inequality, Jonathan Baker
DOJ v. AT&T: Discussion and Preview of Key Arguments at Trial, Jonathan Baker
Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Jonathan Baker
Economic Development Challenges in Appalachia: Case Studies in Infrastructure Investment, Entrepreneurship, and Community Economic Development in Tennessee and West Virginia, Priya Baskaran, Eric Amarante, Katherine Garvey, Lauren Rogal, and Kelly Workman
Hope in the Hills: Legal Aid of West Virginia’s Strategic Response to Appalachia’s Challenges, Priya Baskaran, Marjorie McDiarmid, Katherine Garvey, John Tull, Elizabeth Wehner, Kate White, and Adrienne Worthy
AU Human Rights Series: Violence Agaisnt Women: The Impact of International Law in the Protection of Victims, Janie A. Chuang
Roundtable: Fighting Modern Slavery: What Works?, Janie A. Chuang, Genevieve LeBaron, Kevin Bales, Cathy Zimmerman, and Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
Discussant, Race and Sport: Playing with Racism and Other–isms, N. Jeremi Duru
Hoop Dreams Deferred: The WNBA, the NBA, and the Long-Standing Gender Inequity at the Game’s Highest Level_2018 OWLS, N. Jeremi Duru
Panelist, Intersection of Sports, Race, and Law, N. Jeremi Duru
Presenter, Advancing the Ball: Race and the NFL, N. Jeremi Duru
We are Takoma Series: At the Intersection of Race, Sports & Law Lecture, N. Jeremi Duru
Emerging Issues in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement, Roger Fairfax
From Martin Luther King, Jr. to Black Lives Matter: 50 Years of Struggle Symposium, Llezlie Green
AALS Law and Film Series: Gideon’s Army, Jenny Roberts
Collaborative Litigation Strategies: Fighting for Collective Change Through Individual Defense, Jenny Roberts
The Ethics of Prosecutorial Involvement in Criminal Records Expungement, Jenny Roberts
The Ethics of Prosecutorial Involvement in Criminal Records Expungement and Moderator, Jenny Roberts
The Rise of Plea Bargains and Decline of the Right to Trial, Jenny Roberts
What Constitutes Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship?, Jenny Roberts
PREA Focus Groups, Brenda V. Smith
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Discusses Trade, Democracy During Foreign Policy Address at AUWCL, Brenda V. Smith
The Evolution of PREA, Brenda V. Smith
Concurrent Panels V: Litigating Sexual Assault Cases, Brenda V. Smith, Julie Abbate, Laura Ives, and Nicole Schult
AALS Workshop for New Law School Clinical Teachers - Plenary: Clinical Supervision, Brenda V. Smith and Wendy A. Bach
Sterilization for Freedom: Coerced Contraception for Reduced Sentences, Brenda V. Smith, Deborah Reid, and Amber Khan
The Impact of Gentrification on Community Development, Housing, and Needs, Brenda V. Smith and Frank H. Wu
Egalitarianism in the Age of Trump, Robert Tsai
Equality By Other Means, Robert Tsai
Substituting the Anti-Cruelty Principle for the Principle of Egalitarianism, Robert Tsai
Trumpism’s Dilemmas, Robert Tsai
Submissions from 2017
Second Wenger Annual Distinguished Lecture on Trade: Current Standing and Future Prospects of The World Trading System, Padideh Ala'i
The Future of Trade Agreements under the Trump Administration, Padideh Ala'i
The Rise and Fall of Major Trade Deals, Padideh Ala'i